temporal lobe
noun
: a large lobe of each cerebral hemisphere that is situated in front of the occipital lobe and contains a sensory area associated with the organ of hearing
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What the press release didn’t say was that other than personal effects, the only actual biological evidence Erika and Zach recovered at the site was a right temporal lobe skull fragment about the size of a walnut, just one of 206 bones in the human body.
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Ted Katauskas, Outside, 23 Sep. 2025
Galicich said Sophia was shot in her left temporal lobe and the bullet remains lodged in her right occipital lobe.
—Mary Murphy, Twin Cities, 12 Sep. 2025
The Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration describes FTD as a group of brain disorders caused by degeneration of the frontal and/or temporal lobes of the brain that affect behavior, language and movement, according to The Associated Press.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2025
The disease affects the frontal and temporal lobes of the brain and causes memory loss, personality changes, and in Willis’s case, aphasia.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2025
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Ted Katauskas, Outside, 23 Sep. 2025
Galicich said Sophia was shot in her left temporal lobe and the bullet remains lodged in her right occipital lobe.
—Mary Murphy, Twin Cities, 12 Sep. 2025
The Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration describes FTD as a group of brain disorders caused by degeneration of the frontal and/or temporal lobes of the brain that affect behavior, language and movement, according to The Associated Press.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2025
The disease affects the frontal and temporal lobes of the brain and causes memory loss, personality changes, and in Willis’s case, aphasia.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2025
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“Temporal lobe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/temporal%20lobe. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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